| 雪折れ | [ゆきおれ, yukiore] (n, vs) breaking under the weight of snow [Add to Longdo] |
| 柳に雪折れなし;柳に雪折れ無し | [やなぎにゆきおれなし, yanaginiyukiorenashi] (exp) (obsc) the soft may prove more durable than the hard (lit [Add to Longdo] |
| Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm. | 柳の枝に雪折れなし。 |